I found little insights in many of the chapters, but found it too repetitive. It worked best for me to read a few chapters a day to avoid feeling annoyed at how similar all the breaks were. Overall I liked her attitude of trying to cultivate mindfulness, while also recognizing that parenting (and life) is frustrating and being present in the moment is the work of a lifetime.

The concept is not new to me and the ideas are not groundbreaking, but I feel this book does a great job of reminding me to keep mindfulness at the forefront and at giving numerous examples of classic parenting situations into which injecting some breathing and mindfulness can make a world of difference. The personal stories are a nice form of parental commiseration as well.

Although repetitive at parts, this book has a lot of reminders and practical ways to help enjoy the small moments. Easy tips to a more fulfilling daily life.

Some good thoughts, but lots of repetition. I ended up skimming the last half.

This book was a hit for me. The pretty cover got me to pick up the book, but the author's personal, conversational writing style and the solid steps to practice mindfulness kept me reading. I loved the practical tips on inserting short periods of mindfulness practice into a mom's (or anyone's, really) busy life. Each mindfulness exercise is prefaced by a short story about how the author tries to incorporate the exercise into her own life. I was pleased that the book also had no hint of the Sanctimommy at all. The author was relatable and included stories of her challenges as well as her successes. I have incorporated a few of the exercises into my life and have been surprised to see that even a few minutes of practice has left me feeling more able to pause before reacting to situations. My children have even been practicing the 3-breath hug when we are experiencing conflict. Highly recommended!

This was such a great book some parts of it I am not sure if I’ll do as I’m not fully into meditation but I felt like this was all very helpful of just taking a second to breathe or pause and stretch and a few other tips that I wanted to use for my children! Highly recommend for any mom who struggles to be patient or gets stressed out or overwhelmed. Which I think most can or do!

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced reading copy...I really enjoyed this one. Review on blog to follow.